Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Coventry, CT
41.784543°N, 72.338970°W |
Tail number | N3309W |
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Accident date | 28 Nov 1989 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-32-260 |
Additional details: | None |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INITIATING VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC ON A DARK NIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER EXISTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE TO GET TO WORK.